What I would do in your case would just program finish tool path with the correct tool offset and insert a G71 canned cycle in the program. In many case's this is the better way of choosing roughing routine's in the lathe because you can change the depth of cut with just a depth change in the G71 line. When a radius change is needed SmartCam will regenerate code for the new tool radius. Attached is short program showing what I'm talking about.
Dave Wolfgang ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfaro, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "SmartCAM Mailing List (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 10:19 AM Subject: [mfg-smartcam] Advance Turn Roughing Routine... > Hi All, > > Understanding that SC's V11.X Rough Turn routine builds tool C/L geometry > vs. tool edge geometry, I would like to know if anyone has ideas on how to > compensate for a change in insert tool radius? > > Maybe some has a macro, or maybe there is an undocumented work-around on > this. > > We do, what is basically, R&D work and flexibility in tooling is one of the > challenges that we always have to deal with, so if anyone has any ideas on > how NOT to have to re-build roughing passes (some of which can be fairly > complex for lathe work) every time we need to change tool radii, it would be > greatly appreciated -- thanks. > > Regards, > > Stephen Alfaro > Manufacturing Engineering Group > > Flowserve Corp. > Rotating Equipment Division > Nuclear Products - Los Angeles > > >
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